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Well, I’m happy to say that I’ll be showing a few more pieces in another exhibition! It seems like things for these photos just fell right into place. They’re actually from a project that I did earlier in the semester, centered around “the decisive moment” and composite images. I was at such a loss for what to do with this project, and I tried a million things. Finally, I decided to do something a little bit different. So I started experimenting with color, and light, and dropping bits of food coloring and milk (yuck) into a small fish tank that I have. After about 700 photos, yes, count ’em, seven-zero-zero, I had enough photos which had compositions, colors, and clarity that I was happy with, and started piecing them together.

Once the editing and construction of these images started, I really tried to hone in on making them representational of something more than just color and movement. The end result was five images that express different emotions and feelings, represented as my imagining of chemical reactions which take pace when these feeling occur. They were far more abstract than anything I’ve done before, but these were a lot of fun to work on. The only thing that was a little disappointing about this whole process was the critique. While people liked them, and said they were “visually pleasing and interesting”, I expected a little more from a group of students at such an open-minded art school. They totally didn’t get it. I had to explain it, thoroughly, and then some people still weren’t seeing it. At least my professor was on my side; he literally had to break it down to them and say hey, even though these are abstract, they’re still valid, and you should critique them the same way you would any other representational photo. Nice try, the class was still a little stubborn, but oh well. In the end, I’m happy with the images I produced, and apparently, other people are too! So here are the three images that will be on display:

The show is put on by the City of Bowie Arts Committee, and will be on display at the Bowie City Hall from April 23rd through June 18th. I’m super excited to have my work in another show, and can’t wait to see all of the other work it will be on display with. So if you’re in the area during that time, you should stop by and see it, or even buy something! And if you’re curious as to what the other two pieces were for the project, here they are. Enjoy!